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Mini bonds are growing in popularity with people tempted by interest rates higher than you are likely to get on a building society savings account plus, in many cases, some nice little extras

When the deadline closed at midnight last night, The Burrito Bond,
crowdfunding platform Crowdcube’s first mini bond, had raised more than
twice its target £1 million for Mexican food chain Chilango.

Mini bonds, which are a type of corporate or retail bond for private
investors, are not a new concept but are gaining in popularity. Capital
Registrars estimates that the market is set to grow from £90million last
year to £8billion in 2017. Mini bonds have been used by a diverse range of
companies to raise funds including: John Lewis, Tesco, Mr & Mrs Smith,
King of Shaves, Naked Wines